Samford University - Entre Nous Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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45 he Pageant Director Cindy Vines poses with the pageant commit- tee. Members are: Melanie Pennington, Whitney Wheeler, Kim Fitch, and Polly Waite. ll the contestants ap- pear before the judges and the crowd during the evening gown compe- tition. Here, the girls anx- iously await the anounce- ment of the winners. l ' ' l Q Q L 'Y I l ' ' L, . C' s l ' SRL. l--ll '. JN . l Af hlw . 1 onya Phillips, third runner-up in the com- petition, sang a ver- sion of Sandi Patti's Via Dolorosa. The song showed Sonya's talent by forcing her to sing in two different languages. David K ff-XX'-NX Slllllvlll l ife- l 2 9

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Continued toni Hum ,W tlafnea. sponsored by Delta Zeta Sorority. who sang a medley of Amy Grant songs: and ,Ierrie Perkins. sponsored by the Sophomore Class. who sang Amazing Grace. Two contestants tied for honors in the talent competition. ,Iulie Coons. a special education major from Birmingham. won with her rendition of Come ln From the Rainf' Janine Smith. a psychology major from Saraland. also won with her piano solo of Nobody Knows the Trouble l've Seen. Smith said. I ar- ranged the song myself, so it meant a lot to me that the judges liked it. The contestants were judged in four categories: David liigg interview. swimsuit. eve- ning gown. and talent which was worth fifty per- cent. The public viewed only the evening gown and talent competitions. The swimsuit compe- tition was won by Kim Williamson. a biology major from Lebanon. Tennessee. Williamson said, l'm thrilled. This is the sec- ond year in a row and it's a great feeling. Before the judges de- cisions were announced. Riggins sang To Cod Be The Glory and received a standing ovation as she took the traditional last walk of her reign. Higgins said, I'd like to thank Samford for her Christian morals and standards. To represent Samford in the Miss Al- abama Pageant was the most wonderful expe- rience l've had. To my successor l wish the pride to know that she is representing the best school in Ala- bamaf' Kym Williams also presented a very com- ical rendition of Somewhere Thatis Green from the mov- ie Little Shop of Horrors. Pageant Director Cindy Vines an- nounced the Spirit of Miss Entre Nous cont on pg. 30 onteslant Laura Scott sings with emphasis as she shares a combination of the Judy Garland Clas- sics, Somewhere Over The Rainbow and Don't Rain On My Pa- rade. Miss Entre Nous Pageant

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LO0K contmued Xw 1rd The award was gnen to the group or organ on w 1 the ni s members present Lach member of the audience was asked to wear a it er that read n here to support e winner ofthe first annual award was Zeta Tau Al ia Janine Smith was named fourth runner up Sonya Phillips a junior runner up Phillips was sponsored by bigma Nu Fraternity an she sang ia Dolorosa becond run ner up was Andi Camp bell a sophomore from Lannett sponsored bv Phi Mu kllll Williamson a sophomore sponsored by -K Chi Omega was named hrs! runner up Coons 1988 winner sal I felt like all ie girls were so talented lm just thankful to the Lord for entrusting me with so much ,Ian Coons Julie s mot er said If he Lord can use her in any way lm humbled by it Julie is just Julie julie was awarded a 3500 scholarship and the chance to compete in the Judges included Jim my Jones Associate Met ropolitan Editor of the Birmingham Post Herald Dana Anglin Field Director for the Miss Alabama Pageant and Rebecca Falrley a Director of the Miss Shelby County Pageant Anglin said The pageant was well or ganized and the girls worked hard Vines said Tie pageant went better than expected The Pageant Com mittee included M lanle Pennington Kim Fitch Melissa Goodwin lxeith Kar kley Amy Lawrence Donna Shelley Polly Waite Whitney Wheeler Anne Wil Tracey Sh epa rd ontestants jamie Lamb Tammy Gafnea and Cyndi Mashburn pose in their evening gowns The contestants chose their own gowns and were judged on the basis of polae and appearance O .nm lrfm ,vp .'8 ' . , - ' ., ' I . . : z . ' - . ' - ' - Q 'd, ' tl T ' izali 'itl o't ' ' ' . ' ' ' ' . I I st' sk l'r . ' i ' ' : e- ' . . Th h . ' , t ' ' , , V - V, . .A . Q , . . - pl D . . . . Q , x V l , I from Oneonta. was third Miss Alabama Pageant. son and Lisa Wilson. d ..V. . . - - s - g . , . - V . - . . , 9 4 4 . . , . 0 ' 1 Lew mold T I h F I -K Q.. I .4 -, g. , . Q, X x A Y l Q hx ,N l 1' 0 Q Y, . J -Y 7 ff .1 N 7 ,V 1' 7 I' ' x K i gf s K ' . If A ' 1 I qi 1 ' ' . A H V . 'a I ' xg. gf t 13 ' - - f'NV'N4 30 l Ag 1,1 Misa l'ntre Nous Pageant